As far as mystics go, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev defies every preconceived notion you might hold about spiritual leaders. He admits to being as comfortable walking barefoot in the Himalayas to riding a BMW bike on the highway. So it's not unusual to see him spend lunch hour playing a game of Frisbee with the Isha Foundation volunteers. Or, writing a poem on the nature of money in the handmade paper journal he carries around. Corporate Dossier...

NEW DELHI: Nanowires made of vanadia can reduce cell damage in the human body, researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore have found. This breakthrough can help develop drugs that prevent ageing, cardiac disorders, and several neurological problems like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. Vanadium oxide or vanadia is a form of vanadium, an element found close to titanium on the periodic table. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) are produced...

The human body never ceases to amaze. Did you know that the 300,000 million capillaries in your lungs, laid end to end, will cover the distance between Delhi and Chennai. Here are some more of such mind-blowing facts..

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A virtual three-dimension human body capable of replacing cadavers in surgical studies has been developed by a medical graduate in Kerala. The software, titled '3-D Indiana,' developed by Dr Jerome Kalister, has been referred to the Medical Council of India (MCI) for tests and approval. Developed by a 20 member-team led by Jerome, the software could help surgeons to perform robotic surgery on the brain, heart and liver pinpointing the precise...

Let this winter be one of fun, fear as you experience the extreme sports on your vacation: 1. Highlining , an extreme sport in which athletes traverse a narrow, springy band of rope suspended high above the ground. Balancing on the highline is an extreme thrill, because it is done in dangerous altitudes. To avoid the danger of falling down, the athlete is secured with a rope. Countries to try this sport are: Costa Rica, Haiti and Norway. ON A THIN ROPE: ...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and the states on a PIL seeking complete ban on smoking products in the country. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha also sought response of governments on the plea to stop the telecast of smoking advertisements. At the beginning of the hearing, the bench expressed reservation in entertaining the plea saying that it is for the lawmakers to decide but agreed to...

NEW DELHI: Nanowires made of vanadia can reduce cell damage in the human body, researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore have found. This breakthrough can help develop drugs that prevent ageing, cardiac disorders, and several neurological problems like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. Vanadium oxide or vanadia is a form of vanadium, an element found close to titanium on the periodic table. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) are produced...

PUNE: If the sweltering summer has become unbearable , it may not be only due to the ambient high temperatures . The oppressive heat being experienced by us can also be caused by the high heat index , which is the temperature perceived by human body as against the actual prevailing temperature . A study being carried out by Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) shows that the heat index is rising in India in last six decades making life uneasy during summer and monsoon seasons ....

WASHINGTON: A team of researchers has developed a power generation technology using bendable thin film nano-materials, which could one day, translate into heart implanted micro robots that operate permanently. Prof. Keon Jae Lee (KAIST, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) and Prof. Zhong Lin Wang ( Georgia Institute of Technology , Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) have developed new forms of highly efficient, flexible nanogenerator technology.

DEHRADUN: This robot may not have a Rajnikanth-like image, but the model created by a 17-year-old Doon School student possesses emotional intelligence and can even dish out answers for unexpected questions with the help of the internet. The 3-dimension Robo 'iTalk', an award winning working model, talks in English, lisps like a human and understands human moods of happiness and anger with the help of unique programmed algorithms and a 'software development...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and the states on a PIL seeking complete ban on smoking products in the country. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha also sought response of governments on the plea to stop the telecast of smoking advertisements. At the beginning of the hearing, the bench expressed reservation in entertaining the plea saying that it is for the lawmakers to decide but agreed to hear after the petitioner...

PUNE: If the sweltering summer has become unbearable , it may not be only due to the ambient high temperatures . The oppressive heat being experienced by us can also be caused by the high heat index , which is the temperature perceived by human body as against the actual prevailing temperature . A study being carried out by Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) shows that the heat index is rising in India in last six decades making life uneasy during summer and monsoon seasons ....

UNITED NATIONS: Raising questions about eligibility standards, United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay today said that recent appointments to Afghanistan's top human rights body compromise its independence and effectiveness and undermine its high standing. Earlier this month, after more than 18 months' delay, Afghan President Hamid Karzai appointed five new commissioners to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and retained four other...

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan today strongly condemned the attack on Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh and urged the federal government to conduct an inquiry into the matter and punish those responsible for the incident. "The HRCP condemns the murderous attack on Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner, at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore. A prisoner is wholly dependent for his safety on the keepers of the prison and, regardless of his offence, he is...

Imagine if Big Bang were to be called small bang. The birth of the universe would have come across as a smaller, less grand event then. Yet, belying its name, Big Bang was a silent affair, there being nothing around it to transmit the sound, writes Mike Goldsmith in Discord: the Story of Sound. The long-time researcher in acoustics also provides an ancient pedigree to the history of noise pollution: in the saga of Gilgamesh, the gods in their heaven complain about the 'intolerable' noise made by...

LONDON: In a unique experiment to investigate how cocaine is spread through the human body, a leading British university has invited students to take part in a drug trial by offering "reasonable" financial compensation. King's College London has sent out an email to hundreds of undergraduates yesterday inviting them to "take part in a clinical study involving nasal administration of cocaine". Those who are accepted will be given "reasonable financial...

All of us are born immensely 'rich', but traverse life in misery and poverty . Human body (with Kingdom of God within) is the 'richness', while anguish of life is the 'misery and poverty'. Allegorically, it is a prince turned pauper unmindful of its rich (spiritual) heritage. Poor are desperate for their survival. Moneyed men suffer fear syndrome of losing wealth. Men of power remain panicked by potential instability. Depowered are miserable for fetish of power.

LONDON: In a unique experiment to investigate how cocaine is spread through the human body, a leading British university has invited students to take part in a drug trial by offering "reasonable" financial compensation. King's College London has sent out an email to hundreds of undergraduates yesterday inviting them to "take part in a clinical study involving nasal administration of cocaine". Those who are accepted will be given...

The human body never ceases to amaze. Did you know that the 300,000 million capillaries in your lungs, laid end to end, will cover the distance between Delhi and Chennai. Here are some more of such mind-blowing facts..

As far as mystics go, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev defies every preconceived notion you might hold about spiritual leaders. He admits to being as comfortable walking barefoot in the Himalayas to riding a BMW bike on the highway. So it's not unusual to see him spend lunch hour playing a game of Frisbee with the Isha Foundation volunteers. Or, writing a poem on the nature of money in the handmade paper journal he carries around. Corporate Dossier...